Dr. Stonestreet's Office
Country Doctor and Army Surgeon
This was the office of Dr. Edward E. Stonestreet, who practiced medicine from 1852 to 1903. He began his career here as a country doctor serving Montgomery County. During the Federal draft of 1862, he examined an estimated 800 draftees and recruits for their fitness to serve in the U.S. Army. He rejected 233 men for medical reasons. After the Battle of Antietam on September 17, he volunteered to serve as an Acting Assistant Surgeon with the rank of lieutenant. More than 5,500 civilian doctors served in similar positions during the war. After the battle, about 10,000 wounded Union soldiers needed immediate and long-term medical care. During the next four months, more than 900 wounded men were transported through Rockville in U.S. Army ambulances from Frederick, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., and to Alexandria, Virginia for long-term care. As they passed through Rockville, Dr. Stonestreet tended to them in a 350-bed temporary U.S. Army hospital on the grounds of the Montgomery County Courthouse.
In February 1863, Dr. Stonestreet was called into service for the last time, when Co. M, 6th Michigan Cavalry, was stationed in Rockville as part of the Washington, D.C. defenses. With many of the soldiers ill, the unit contracted with him for their medical care.
After serving his country three times in its hour of need, Dr. Stonestreet
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Ambulance wagons like these carried soldiers from battlefields to military hospitals.
Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1863.
Location. 39° 5.079′ N, 77° 9.337′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from West Montgomery Avenue west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 W Montgomery Ave, Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stonestreet Medical Museum (a few steps from this marker); Beall-Dawson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Beall Dawson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Beall-Dawson House and Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Rockville Residential Area (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
